COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Washington, DC 20004

 

MEMORANDUM

 

TO:                      Nyasha Smith, Secretary to the Council

               

FROM:        Phil Mendelson, Chairman

                                                               

DATE:         August 2, 2021

 

RE:                       Notice of intent to move an amendment in the nature of a substitute at the August 3, 2021 Legislative Meeting

 

This memorandum serves as notice that I intend to move an amendment in the nature of a substitute (ANS) for Bill 24-275, the “Fiscal Year 2022 Local Budget Act of 2021” at the Legislative Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, August 3, 2021.  The ANS makes several revisions to the legislation, in addition to technical fixes developed in concert with the Council’s Office of the Budget Director, the Office of the General Counsel, the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, and the Executive. Among the changes in the ANS for Bill 24-275 are:

 

 

·        $6 million in assistance for excluded workers, in addition to the $20 million the Council added at first reading, for a total of $41 million in assistance for excluded workers

·        $1.2 million for maintenance at Yards Park and Canal Park

·        $450,000 to open the Roosevelt High School indoor pool to the public

·        $300,000 for a new Ward 7 Roving Clean Team

·        $3.3 million to the Office of the Attorney General to fund four new Cure the Streets violence intervention sites

·        $1.9 million to the Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement (ONSE) to increase violence intervention contracts

·        $884,000 to ONSE to increase the number of Leadership Academies, which promote school and community safety by providing wraparound services, mentorship, and restorative practices to select students within District high schools. Funding for three Leadership Academies was already included in the FY22 budget, this additional investment doubles that to six

·        $5 million to allow MPD to meet its hiring needs

 

 

 

A copy of the proposed ANS is attached.  Please contact Jennifer Budoff, Council Budget Director, at 724-5689 if you have any questions.

 

 

 

Evan Cash

Committee and Legislative Director

Committee of the Whole

Chairman Phil Mendelson

 

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